Adjunct ESOL Professor

Adjunct faculty salary for the  fiscal year is $1,165.00- $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader).

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) seeks highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Adjunct or part-time faculty members in Transition Studies/ESOL who will:

* Place student success at the center of all decision-making.

* Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.

* Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.

* Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.

* Respect the richness of diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices of others.

* Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color. We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

We also offer:

* A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work depending on position and college needs

* Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs

* Campus bookstore offering snacks, apparel, and specialty supplies

* FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond

* FREE parking on our campuses - permits are not required

* On-campus child care

* Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall

* Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks

* Gym and recreation facilities

* SPSCC promotes wellness  with a variety of different workshops and events on campus

* Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty

* Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts

* Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:

* Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.

* The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Essential Functions and Duties:

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to

* Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in ESOL in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.

* Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in ESOLthat measure course, program, and college wide outcomes.

* Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive and kinesthetic domains of learning.

* Support students in and out of the classroom, which includes directing them to campus services and resources.

* Accurately complete, maintain, and submit required student and class records in a timely manner. .

* Be available to teach classes on a variety of days and times.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or higher in language acquisition, linguistics, English, another language, or a related field.

* TESOL or related certificate and/or training.

* Demonstrated experience, expertise, cultural competencies, and commitment to equity in working with students, communities, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and identities.

* Experience…